# 1914 New Zealand general election

The 1914 New Zealand general election was held on 10 December to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Maori vote was held on 11 December. A total number of 616,043 voters were registered, of which 84.7% voters turned out to vote.
The election saw William Massey's Reform Government maintain power.
The second-ballot voting system had been repealed in 1913, and first-past-the-post voting reinstated for the 1914 election.
Soldiers serving overseas in the NZEF were given a vote by the Expeditionary Forces Voting Act, 1914. They voted for a party (Liberal, Labour or Reform) and their votes were allocated to a candidate for their electorate by a representative of their party; which sometimes required the representative to choose between rival "Liberal" or "Labour" candidates.

## Summary of results
### Party totals

Election results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Total votes | Percentage | Seats won |
| | Reform Party | 84 | 243,025 | 45.47 | 40 |
| | Liberal Party | 77 | 227,706 | 42.61 | 34 |
| | United Labour | 10 | 22,672 | 4.24 | 3 |
| | Social Democrat | 11 | 22,500 | 4.21 | 2 |
| | Independents | 12 | 18,554 | 3.47 | 1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | | 534,457 | | 80 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | | 5,618 | 1.04 | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | | 616,043 | | |
| Total candidates | Total candidates | 193 | | | |
* Auckland West, Hawke's Bay, Taumarunui, Wairarapa, Waitaki and Wellington Central were won by the Liberals from Reform
* Chalmers, Dunedin West, Motueka, and Northern Maori were won by Reform from the Liberals
* Nelson was won by Reform from an independent.
* Otaki was won by Reform from the Social Democrats.
* Dunedin North was won by United Labour from Reform
* Four electorates replaced their incumbent MP with another from the same party: Christchurch East and Temuka (Liberal), Eden and Wellington Suburbs and Country (Reform).

### Votes summary

Popular Vote
Reform
46.90%
Liberal
43.10%
United Labour
4.24%
Social Democrat
4.21%
Independents
11.40% :
Parliament seats
Reform
50.00%
Liberal
42.50%
United Labour
3.75%
Social Democrat
2.50%
Independents
1.25% :

## Results

The following are the results of the 1914 general election:
Key
Liberal  Reform  United Labour  Social Democrat  Independent Labour  Independent
Electorate results for the 1914 New Zealand general election :
| Electorate | Incumbent | Winner | Winner | Majority | Runner up |
| General electorates ||||||||
| Ashburton | William Nosworthy | William Nosworthy | William Nosworthy | 157 | William Maslin |
| Auckland Central | Albert Glover | Albert Glover | Albert Glover | 2,302 | Michael Joseph Savage |
| Auckland East | Arthur Myers | Arthur Myers | Arthur Myers | 2,507 | Arthur Holmes |
| Auckland West | James Bradney | | Charles Poole | 1,411 | James Bradney |
| Awarua | Joseph Ward | Joseph Ward | Joseph Ward | 1,226 | John Hamilton |
| Avon | George Russell | George Russell | George Russell | 1,073 | Dan Sullivan |
| Bay of Islands | Vernon Reed | Vernon Reed | Vernon Reed | 108 | Peter Buck |
| Bay of Plenty | William MacDonald | William MacDonald | William MacDonald | 965 | Kenneth Williams |
| Bruce | James Allen | James Allen | James Allen | 693 | Charles Smith |
| Buller | James Colvin | James Colvin | James Colvin | 2,195 | George Powell |
| Chalmers | Edward Clark | | James Dickson | 686 | William Mason |
| Christchurch East | Thomas Davey | | Henry Thacker | 1,890 | Hiram Hunter |
| Christchurch North | Leonard Isitt | Leonard Isitt | Leonard Isitt | 1,217 | Henry Toogood |
| Christchurch South | Harry Ell | Harry Ell | Harry Ell | 2,333 | Gains Whiting |
| Clutha | Alexander Malcolm | Alexander Malcolm | Alexander Malcolm | 1,009 | John Jenkinson |
| Dunedin Central | Charles Statham | Charles Statham | Charles Statham | 12 | Jim Munro |
| Dunedin North | George Thomson | | Andrew Walker | 322 | George Thomson |
| Dunedin South | Thomas Sidey | Thomas Sidey | Thomas Sidey | 2,697 | Thomas Dalton |
| Dunedin West | John A. Millar | | William Downie Stewart | 345 | John Johnson |
| Eden | John Bollard | | James Parr | 2,456 | William Tuck |
| Egmont | Charles Wilkinson | Charles Wilkinson | Charles Wilkinson | 894 | David Astbury |
| Ellesmere | Heaton Rhodes | Heaton Rhodes | Heaton Rhodes | 273 | James Free |
| Franklin | William Massey | William Massey | William Massey | 2,928 | Arthur Glass |
| Gisborne | James Carroll | James Carroll | James Carroll | 1,249 | Harry de Lautour |
| Grey | Paddy Webb | Paddy Webb | Paddy Webb | 980 | Henry Michel |
| Grey Lynn | John Payne | John Payne | John Payne | 89 | Murdoch McLean |
| Hawke's Bay | Hugh Campbell | | Robert McNab | 40 | Hugh Campbell |
| Hurunui | George Forbes | George Forbes | George Forbes | 1,486 | William Banks |
| Hutt | Thomas Wilford | Thomas Wilford | Thomas Wilford | 943 | Albert Samuel |
| Invercargill | Josiah Hanan | Josiah Hanan | Josiah Hanan | 1,590 | John Lillicrap |
| Kaiapoi | David Buddo | David Buddo | David Buddo | 1,181 | David Jones |
| Kaipara | Gordon Coates | Gordon Coates | Gordon Coates | 1,118 | Richard Hoe |
| Lyttelton | James McCombs | James McCombs | James McCombs | 1,598 | Malcolm Miller |
| Manukau | Frederic Lang | Frederic Lang | Frederic Lang | 1,224 | John McLarin |
| Marsden | Francis Mander | Francis Mander | Francis Mander | 940 | Edmund Purdie |
| Masterton | George Sykes | George Sykes | George Sykes | 193 | Alexander Hogg |
| Mataura | George Anderson | George Anderson | George Anderson | 174 | William Mehaffey |
| Motueka | Roderick McKenzie | | Richard Hudson | 602 | Roderick McKenzie |
| Napier | Vigor Brown | Vigor Brown | Vigor Brown | 2,215 | George William Venables |
| Nelson | Harry Atmore | | Thomas Field | 90 | Harry Atmore |
| Oamaru | Ernest Lee | Ernest Lee | Ernest Lee | 338 | John MacPherson |
| Ohinemuri | Hugh Poland | Hugh Poland | Hugh Poland | 100 | Joseph Clark |
| Oroua | David Guthrie | David Guthrie | David Guthrie | 1,119 | John Morrison |
| Otago Central | Robert Scott | Robert Scott | Robert Scott | 999 | William Bodkin |
| Otaki | John Robertson | | William Field | 640 | John Robertson |
| Pahiatua | James Escott | James Escott | James Escott | 683 | John Mathews |
| Palmerston | David Buick | David Buick | David Buick | 1,109 | Jim Thorn |
| Parnell | James Dickson | James Dickson | James Dickson | 1,172 | Jeremiah Sullivan |
| Patea | George Pearce | George Pearce | George Pearce | 118 | William Morrison |
| Raglan | Richard Bollard | Richard Bollard | Richard Bollard | 1,448 | William Thompson |
| Rangitikei | Edward Newman | Edward Newman | Edward Newman | 903 | Robert Hornblow |
| Riccarton | George Witty | George Witty | George Witty | 1,215 | Bertram Bunn |
| Selwyn | William Dickie | William Dickie | William Dickie | 1,227 | George Sheat |
| Stratford | John Hine | John Hine | John Hine | 637 | Bill Hawkins |
| Taranaki | Henry Okey | Henry Okey | Henry Okey | 201 | Daniel Hughes |
| Taumarunui | Charles Wilson | | William Jennings | 205 | Charles Wilson |
| Tauranga | William Herries | William Herries | William Herries | 1,992 | Ralph Stewart |
| Temuka | Thomas Buxton | | Charles Talbot | 407 | Charles Kerr |
| Thames | Thomas Rhodes | Thomas Rhodes | Thomas Rhodes | 515 | Edmund Taylor |
| Timaru | James Craigie | James Craigie | James Craigie | 1,110 | Frank Smith |
| Waikato | Alexander Young | Alexander Young | Alexander Young | 2,193 | Alexander Scholes |
| Waimarino | Robert Smith | Robert Smith | Robert Smith | 1,995 | Hugh Speed |
| Waipawa | George Hunter | George Hunter | George Hunter | 138 | Albert Jull |
| Wairarapa | Walther Buchanan | | J. T. Marryat Hornsby | 60 | Walter Buchanan |
| Wairau | Richard McCallum | Richard McCallum | Richard McCallum | 369 | John Duncan |
| Waitaki | Francis Smith | | John Anstey | 156 | Norton Francis |
| Waitemata | Alexander Harris | Alexander Harris | Alexander Harris | 1,013 | Henry Cromwell Tewsley |
| Wanganui | Bill Veitch | Bill Veitch | Bill Veitch | 852 | Frederick Pirani |
| Wakatipu | William Fraser | William Fraser | William Fraser | 897 | Joseph Stephens |
| Wallace | John Thomson | John Thomson | John Thomson | 881 | Alexander Rodger |
| Wellington Central | Francis Fisher | | Robert Fletcher | 2,329 | Francis Fisher |
| Wellington East | Alfred Newman | Alfred Newman | Alfred Newman | 48 | David McLaren |
| Wellington North | Alexander Herdman | Alexander Herdman | Alexander Herdman | 2,655 | William Turnbull |
| Wellington South | Alfred Hindmarsh | Alfred Hindmarsh | Alfred Hindmarsh | 1,215 | John Luke |
| Wellington Suburbs and Country | William Bell | | Robert Wright | 1,002 | Frank Moore |
| Westland | Tom Seddon | Tom Seddon | Tom Seddon | 826 | Arthur Paape |
| Māori electorates ||||||||
| Eastern Maori | Sir Āpirana Ngata | Sir Āpirana Ngata | Sir Āpirana Ngata | 2,825 | Hetekia Pere |
| Northern Maori | Te Rangi Hīroa | | Taurekareka Henare | 176 | Hemi te Paa |
| Southern Maori | Taare Parata | Taare Parata | Taare Parata | 238 | Teone Matapura Erihana |
| Western Maori | Māui Pōmare | | Māui Pōmare | 2,107 | Hema te Ao |